editorNPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94Elizabeth Blair is a Peabody Award-winning, Senior Producer/Reporter on the Arts Desk of NPR News. She produces, edits, and reports arts and cultural segments for NPR's Morning Edition , All Things Considered , and Weekend Edition . In this position, Blair has reported on a range of topics from arts education to shifting attitudes towards sexual misconduct. She has profiled renowned artists such as Yayoi Kusama and Mikhail Baryshnikov, explored how old women are represented in fairy tales, and reported the origins of the children's classic Curious George. Among her all-time favorite interviews are actors Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Andy Serkis, comedians Bill Burr and Hari Kondabolu, the rapper K'Naan and Cookie Monster (in character). Her work has received several honors, including two Peabody Awards and a Gracie. Blair previously lived in Paris, France, where she co-produced Le Jazz Club From Paris with Dee Dee Bridgewater, and the monthly magazine Postcard From Paris .NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94Elizabeth BlairSun, 01 Apr 2018 17:26:02 +0000Elizabeth Blairhttp://hppr.org
Elizabeth BlairOur Take A Number is looking at problems around the world — and people trying to solve them — through the lens of a single number. In Huntington, W.Va., the number is 10. As in, the rate of babies born with a drug dependency there is 10 times the national average. It's a number that shows the magnitude of the opioid crisis in this blue collar city. It's also one of the numbers that has prompted two very different people in this community to say, "Enough." Each in their own way, has set out to get heroin addicts into recovery. Their methods are unorthodox. One uses brown-bag lunches and the Bible. The other, an old black hearse and a casket. Let's start with Dwayne Wood. And his hearse. A black, 1988 Buick hearse with the words "Inject Heroin. Reject life," stenciled on the side. On the back, it says "Heroin kills. Is this your last ride?" It's an ominous sight, parked in a rundown neighborhood where there have been a number of drug busts. Huntington native Dwayne Wood drives the hearseBattling Heroin With A Hearse And A Prayerhttp://hppr.org/post/battling-heroin-hearse-and-prayer
90448 as http://hppr.orgSun, 01 Apr 2018 12:20:00 +0000Battling Heroin With A Hearse And A PrayerElizabeth BlairIn a small conference room in Washington, D.C., a handful of lawyers and paralegals — most of them in their 20s — process applications coming in to the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund . Hollywood has put its muscle behind the Time's Up campaign to fight sexual harassment and discrimination. One of its goals is to help defray the legal costs for women who've been sexually harassed. (Reese Witherspoon, Shonda Rhimes and Oprah Winfrey are among those who've donated hundreds of thousands of dollars.) The Time's Up Legal Defense Fund has reached $21 million, and more than 1,800 women from across the country have asked for help. The fund is being handled by the National Women's Law Center , and it works kind of like a matchmaking service that pairs alleged victims with local attorneys. One of the women who requested help works at a grocery store in Seattle. (For privacy reasons, she asked that we not use her name.) She says that for months, she was harassed by a man who worked for a vendor; itHere's How The Time's Up Legal Defense Fund Actually Workshttp://hppr.org/post/heres-how-times-legal-defense-fund-actually-works
89446 as http://hppr.orgSun, 11 Mar 2018 12:16:00 +0000Here's How The Time's Up Legal Defense Fund Actually WorksElizabeth BlairCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: After multiple lawsuits, mounting debt and a destroyed reputation, The Weinstein Company is filing for bankruptcy. There were investors willing to buy the movie and TV company, but the Weinstein board decided it was not happy with their offer. NPR's Elizabeth Blair has more. ELIZABETH BLAIR, BYLINE: The deal to buy The Weinstein Company seemed to be moving forward. Investors had agreed to put up $500 million for the company and its debt. The bidding group was led by Maria Contreras-Sweet, formerly of the Obama administration. Her plan was to change the name and create a mostly female board of directors. But last night, The Weinstein Company pulled the plug. In a letter, the company claimed, among other things, the bidders weren't willing to put up enough cash to keep it afloat. The letter said they needed interim funding to run the business and maintain its employees. A source close to the deal told Variety that the bidders wereWhat The Weinstein Co. Filing For Bankruptcy Means For Alleged Sexual Abuse Victimshttp://hppr.org/post/what-weinstein-co-filing-bankruptcy-means-alleged-sexual-abuse-victims
88883 as http://hppr.orgMon, 26 Feb 2018 21:07:00 +0000What The Weinstein Co. Filing For Bankruptcy Means For Alleged Sexual Abuse VictimsElizabeth BlairEdwin Hawkins' "Oh Happy Day" was an accidental hit. The song, a gospel-style rework of an 18th century hymn, starts with a jazzy drum beat and a kind of blues pop piano groove. Dorothy Morrison, who sings lead on the recording, remembers at first, the pop feel got a lukewarm reception from the church. "At first the reaction was, 'Well, we're not sure,' " Morrison says. Hawkins wasn't sure about it either. It wasn't even his favorite song on the album. Only 500 copies were made and sold, but one those copies ended up in the hands of a San Francisco DJ who spread it. By 1969, the song reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The following year, "Oh Happy Day" won a Grammy for best soul gospel performance. Singer Donald Lawrence was just a kid when "Oh Happy Day" was released, but he remembers hearing it all the time. "I enjoyed the way the lead started up, you know, kind of mellow and then it built up and went back down and had dynamics," Lawrence says. Hawkins never had anotherThe Boundary-Breaking Success Of Edwin Hawkins' 'Oh Happy Day'http://hppr.org/post/boundary-breaking-success-edwin-hawkins-oh-happy-day
87020 as http://hppr.orgTue, 16 Jan 2018 22:47:00 +0000The Boundary-Breaking Success Of Edwin Hawkins' 'Oh Happy Day'Elizabeth BlairDozens of powerful men, including two at NPR , have lost their jobs and reputations in the cultural reckoning that is the #MeToo movement. Clearly, there's tremendous momentum behind it, but where does it go from here? Do those men have a shot at redemption? For those who can afford it, redemption can be a legal process. Los Angeles attorney Andrew Brettler represents several men accused of sexual misconduct. He says, these days, such allegations are "just as bad and damaging as a conviction." Brettler says, in some cases, the best response may be to lie low. "Sometimes the best defense is to not do anything, is to accept the punishment or whatever decision it is that the company made and stay quiet and better yourself as a person. Make whatever apologies need to be made, privately." Like Brettler, Hanna Stotland spends a lot of time helping people accused of sexual misconduct. She's a college admissions counselor, and many of her clients are men who've either been expelled from orFor The Men #MeToo Has Toppled, Redemption Will Take More Than An Apologyhttp://hppr.org/post/men-metoo-has-toppled-redemption-will-take-more-apology
86698 as http://hppr.orgTue, 09 Jan 2018 22:12:00 +0000For The Men #MeToo Has Toppled, Redemption Will Take More Than An ApologyElizabeth BlairCopyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors were a chance to celebrate among others a dancer, a rapper and a TV-sitcom pioneer. Here's NPR's Elizabeth Blair. ELIZABETH BLAIR, BYLINE: The Kennedy Center Honors are lifetime achievement awards. And for the first time, a hip hop artist was one of the recipients. LL Cool J grew up in a rough part of Queens, N.Y. Last night, Queen Latifah called him the first commercially successful rapper. Questlove called him volcanic. Here's LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out." (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT") LL COOL J: (Rapping) Don't call it a comeback. I've been here for years. I'm rocking my peers, putting suckers in fear. Making the tears rain down like a monsoon. Listen to the bass go boom, explosion. BLAIR: LL Cool J has won a number of awards, including two Grammys. He said the Kennedy Center Honor is different. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) LL COOL J: Because now you'reKennedy Center Celebrates Latest Honorees, But Without The First Familyhttp://hppr.org/post/kennedy-center-celebrates-latest-honorees-without-first-family
85177 as http://hppr.orgMon, 04 Dec 2017 10:14:00 +0000Kennedy Center Celebrates Latest Honorees, But Without The First FamilyElizabeth BlairCopyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Minnesota Public Radio announced today it's terminated all of its contracts with Garrison Keillor. The network said the decision came after learning of allegations of inappropriate behavior with someone who worked with Keillor. NPR's Elizabeth Blair has more. ELIZABETH BLAIR, BYLINE: Millions of public radio listeners know Garrison Keillor from the variety show he created in 1974... (SOUNDBITE OF RADIO SHOW, "A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION") GARRISON KEILLOR: Back when I got my FCC radio operators license, you had to know Morse code. BLAIR: ...To "The Writer's Almanac"... (SOUNDBITE OF RADIO SHOW, "THE WRITER'S ALMANAC WITH GARRISON KEILLOR") KEILLOR: It's the birthday of Bronson Alcott, 1799, and also the birthday of his daughter. BLAIR: There were books and even a movie starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline based on "A Prairie Home Companion." Keillor ended his run hosting that show last year, but he still produced "The Writer'sMinnesota Public Radio Cuts Ties With Garrison Keillor After Alleged Inappropriate Behaviorhttp://hppr.org/post/minnesota-public-radio-cuts-ties-garrison-keillor-after-alleged-inappropriate-behavior
85015 as http://hppr.orgWed, 29 Nov 2017 21:32:00 +0000Minnesota Public Radio Cuts Ties With Garrison Keillor After Alleged Inappropriate BehaviorElizabeth BlairNatasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 was supposed to be the next Hamilton . It was going to invigorate Broadway and attract younger and more diverse audiences — and it almost succeeded. Instead, it's closing on Sept. 3, in part because of a controversy over casting and race. The Great Comet is based on the Russian novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. It received rave reviews and 12 Tony Award nominations , including one for its male lead, recording star Josh Groban, and one for its female lead, Broadway newcomer Denée Benton. Benton is African-American, and nearly half of the cast is nonwhite, a fact the show was praised for. Groban is a big star, and he sold a lot of tickets — on average the show made about $1 million a week. But, as often happens on Broadway, he never planned to play the drunk and depressed Pierre forever. In early July, Groban ended his run; his replacement was Okieriete Onaodowan, an African-American actor from the original cast of Hamilton . When NPRThere's No Easy Answer For Why 'The Great Comet' Is Closinghttp://hppr.org/post/theres-no-easy-answer-why-great-comet-closing
80346 as http://hppr.orgWed, 09 Aug 2017 22:09:00 +0000There's No Easy Answer For Why 'The Great Comet' Is ClosingElizabeth BlairCopyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The third and final movie in the "Planet Of The Apes" trilogy opens today. In this retelling of the original movies, the apes are in an epic battle for their survival. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES") ANDY SERKIS: (As Caesar) Are there more like you, more apes from zoo. STEVE ZAHN: (As Bad Ape) Dead, all dead long time - human... MCEVERS: Andy Serkis plays the apes' noble leader, Caesar, in all three movies. NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports that Caesar is both a mythic character and a physically demanding role. ELIZABETH BLAIR, BYLINE: Don't let the CGI fool you. The apes in these movies are played by real actors, except that during filming, instead of costumes and makeup, they're wearing lycra suits with dots marking their bodies and faces. It's called motion capture, and it's an Andy Serkis specialty. SERKIS: Each marker is placed specifically to pick up the movement on a group of muscles on your face. TheyIn 'Planet Of The Apes,' Caesar Embodies A Flawed But Fearless Leaderhttp://hppr.org/post/planet-apes-caesar-embodies-flawed-fearless-leader
79224 as http://hppr.orgFri, 14 Jul 2017 20:37:00 +0000In 'Planet Of The Apes,' Caesar Embodies A Flawed But Fearless LeaderElizabeth Blairhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKPCAC4nXII Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has had several confrontations with Chinese authorities. (He was once beaten so badly by police that he had to have brain surgery.) Through it all, Ai continued to make art, and his art continued to travel the world, sometimes without him. That's what happened with Trace , a series of Lego portraits Ai created while under house arrest. The artworks, which depict activists and political prisoners from around the world, were first shown at the former prison on San Francisco's Alcatraz Island in 2014, and nearly a million people saw them there. But at the time, Ai was still under house arrest and couldn't travel to the exhibition . Now, the artist has his passport back, and he was able to attend a new show of those portraits which opens Wednesday at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. NPR was there for his first look at Trace in a gallery setting: Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A few years'They Love Freedom': Ai Weiwei On His Lego Portraits Of Fellow Activistshttp://hppr.org/post/first-time-chinese-dissident-ai-weiwei-views-his-work-us
78507 as http://hppr.orgTue, 27 Jun 2017 20:41:00 +0000'They Love Freedom': Ai Weiwei On His Lego Portraits Of Fellow ActivistsElizabeth Blairhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNQTvFkS_MM There is no one sure way to reach combat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, or substance abuse. But a new hip-hop album called Combat Medicine, released Wednesday, might help. It was written and performed by George "Mik" Todd, who goes by the name Doc Todd. He's a former Fleet Marine Force corpsman — essentially a combat medic — who served alongside the U.S. Marines in Afghanistan. Todd's style is tough and direct in a way that only one veteran can be to another. In the song "Not Alone," he urges veterans to take action in their own recovery. Take those bottles out, dog and pour 'em in the sink. Take the needles out of your arm And the gun away from your forehead. It's time, man. You've been through enough pain. Stand up. It's time to stand back up. Todd says the song is about empowerment, "about taking charge of your life, taking charge of your transition" from the combat zone to civilian life. In his own'Combat Medicine:' Afghanistan Vet Seeks To Help Others Through Hip-Hophttp://hppr.org/post/combat-medicine-afghanistan-vet-seeks-help-others-through-hip-hop
78268 as http://hppr.orgWed, 21 Jun 2017 21:39:00 +0000'Combat Medicine:' Afghanistan Vet Seeks To Help Others Through Hip-HopElizabeth BlairCopyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It is a good time for the spoken word. There's a whole lot out there - from radio to podcasts to audio books. Turns out there are lots of choices out there for young audiophiles too. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WOW IN THE WORLD") THE POP UPS: Stay seated - three, two, one, ignition. MARTIN: That is sound from a new podcast from NPR, for kids. It's called Wow In The World, and it's about science, technology and discovery. (SOUNDBITE OF PODCAST, "WOW IN THE WORLD") MINDY THOMAS, BYLINE: There are lots of different types of pollution to give a hoot about. GUY RAZ, BYLINE: Yeah. THOMAS: There's water pollution and air pollution... MARTIN: For the first piece in our series, What's My Kid Doing?, NPR's Elizabeth Blair explores lots of choices. ELIZABETH BLAIR, BYLINE: There are children's podcasts for just about everything. For science, there's Brains On. (SOUNDBITE OF PODCAST, "BRAINS ON") UNIDENTIFIED GIRL: Internal combustion enginesPodcasts And Audiobooks Reach Out To A New Audience: Childrenhttp://hppr.org/post/podcasts-and-audiobooks-reach-out-new-audience-children
77985 as http://hppr.orgThu, 15 Jun 2017 09:13:00 +0000Podcasts And Audiobooks Reach Out To A New Audience: ChildrenElizabeth BlairCopyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: NBC's hit show "The Voice" pairs famous recording artists with aspiring singers competing for a chance at a recording contract. The stars sit in big red chairs as the competitors give it their all on stage. Also giving it their all - the backup musicians, the house band. NPR's Elizabeth Blair went behind the scenes to learn more about "The Voice" house band for the first in our summer series Backstage Pass. UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Six, five - big applause, big applause. And we're happy, yay. ELIZABETH BLAIR, BYLINE: "The Voice" is a pretty massive operation. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THE VOICE THEME") UNIDENTIFIED SINGER: (Singing) This is "The Voice." BLAIR: On live show days, rehearsals begin at 3 in the afternoon in a studio theater on the Universal lot in Los Angeles. The contestants, the crew and the band do a run through of what they'll perform that night. UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: (Singing) And it's too late, baby. Now it's too late.Backing Musicians Do The Heavy Lifting On NBC's 'The Voice'http://hppr.org/post/backing-musicians-do-heavy-lifting-nbcs-voice
76958 as http://hppr.orgMon, 22 May 2017 21:12:00 +0000Backing Musicians Do The Heavy Lifting On NBC's 'The Voice'Elizabeth BlairCopyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A painting of a skull by Jean-Michel Basquiat broke records at Sotheby's last night. The work sold for more than $110 million. As NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports, that is the most ever for an American artist's work at auction. ELIZABETH BLAIR, BYLINE: With thick black lines, an open mouth, an explosion of blue, red and yellow, the skull seems to be shouting. Jean-Michel Basquiat was just 21 years old when he painted it. It wowed art lovers when Sotheby's first unveiled it two weeks ago. The auction house's pre-sale estimate was $60 million. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED AUCTIONEER: Seventy-nine million dollars. BLAIR: It was shattered within minutes. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED AUCTIONEER: For $98 million. BLAIR: With fees, the price tag rose to $110.5 million. The winning bidder was Japanese Internet mogul Yusaku Maezawa. This Basquiat painting hadn't been seen in public for decades. It wasJean-Michel Basquiat Painting Sells For Record $110.5 Millionhttp://hppr.org/post/jean-michel-basquiat-painting-sells-record-1105-million
76851 as http://hppr.orgFri, 19 May 2017 20:36:00 +0000Jean-Michel Basquiat Painting Sells For Record $110.5 MillionElizabeth BlairElmo and Big Bird have lots of experience teaching children everything from the ABCs to autism. Soon, they could be bringing smiles — and education — to millions of refugee children forced from their homes in Syria, Iraq and other war-torn countries. But first, Sesame Workshop is doing its homework. In partnership with the International Rescue Committee, Sesame producers and early-childhood experts are soliciting guidance and feedback from relief organizations, trauma experts, academics and others who have worked with refugees. They'll also be making research visits to refugee camps in Jordan. According to the IRC, of the 65 million people displaced from their homes worldwide, more than half are children. "And certainly I think it's fair to say there are no more vulnerable people in the world than these refugee families and kids," Jeff Dunn, the CEO of Sesame Workshop, told a small crowd at the nonprofit company's New York headquarters recently. Sesame's goal is to develop new content When Elmo And Big Bird Talk To Refugeeshttp://hppr.org/post/when-elmo-and-big-bird-talk-refugees
76231 as http://hppr.orgFri, 05 May 2017 16:50:00 +0000When Elmo And Big Bird Talk To RefugeesElizabeth BlairCopyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: During the Vietnam War, An-My Le lived with her family in Saigon in the southern part of the country. It was April 1975, the tense days before the city fell to the North Vietnamese, and there was a knock on the door. AN-MY LE: It was a, I would say, huge American man in a Hawaiian shirt. And I still remember the Hawaiian shirt. And he said, you know, I'm from the embassy, and we're coming to pick you up to evacuate you. I'm coming back at 2 o'clock. And you need to be here, and do not have a suitcase, nothing more than just a little handbag. SIEGEL: Along with thousands of others, the teenage An-My Le and her family were evacuated. LE: The American military saved my life. The U.S. saved my life. You know, I was airlifted in an American C-130. SIEGEL: Today Le is a photographer. She's also 1 of 63 artists selected for this year's Whitney Biennial in New York. The exhibition brings together new work by all kinds of differentVietnamese American Photographer An-My Le Selected For Whitney Biennialhttp://hppr.org/post/vietnamese-american-photographer-my-le-selected-whitney-biennial
74094 as http://hppr.orgThu, 16 Mar 2017 20:28:00 +0000Vietnamese American Photographer An-My Le Selected For Whitney BiennialElizabeth Blairhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VwJMw_fLvI Infinity is a concept that's nearly impossible to grasp, let alone see . But it's one of artist Yayoi Kusama's obsessions. The Japanese artist is known for her "infinity rooms," which have mirrored walls that make the space feel endless. Now, for the very first time, six of Kusama's infinity rooms are on display in one venue: the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. (The show will later travel to Seattle, Los Angeles and other cities.) At first, walking into one of Kusama's infinity rooms can be disorienting. One room, The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away , is pitch black except for a spray of flickering red, green, yellow and blue lights — like little jewels suspended in mid-air. They seem to go on forever; you're not sure what you can touch and what's out of reach. Hirshhorn Director Melissa Chiu says the room makes "you feel as if you're a speck in amongst something greater." That idea — that we're all just specks in the universe —'Priestess Of Polka Dots' Yayoi Kusama Gives Gallerygoers A Taste Of Infinityhttp://hppr.org/post/priestess-polka-dots-yayoi-kusama-gives-gallerygoers-taste-infinity
73462 as http://hppr.orgWed, 01 Mar 2017 22:05:00 +0000'Priestess Of Polka Dots' Yayoi Kusama Gives Gallerygoers A Taste Of InfinityElizabeth BlairWhen the Oregon Shakespeare Festival asked playwright Lisa Loomer if she'd be interested in writing a play about Roe v. Wade, she was understandably skeptical. The 1973 Supreme Court decision, which legalized a woman's right to an abortion, marked a historic moment, but more than 40 years later the issue is far from settled. Loomer says she wasn't sure Roe v. Wade would make good theater, so she started reading about key players on both sides of the issue. She says, "That, for me, was the story of the divide in American culture. I thought [ Roe v. Wade ] was a great prism for looking at that divide." But Loomer knew her play needed to be even-handed. She says, "I wanted people to feel, as they watched the play, that their point of view was represented, if nothing else because that helps people be more open and willing to hear another point of view." The result, Roe , is currently playing at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. It opens by introducing its two main characters: Norma McCorvey,New Play About 'Roe V. Wade' Is A Prism For Looking At The American Dividehttp://hppr.org/post/new-play-about-roe-v-wade-prism-looking-american-divide
72033 as http://hppr.orgFri, 27 Jan 2017 10:01:00 +0000New Play About 'Roe V. Wade' Is A Prism For Looking At The American DivideElizabeth BlairCopyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: A number of inaugural balls are taking place right now around Washington, D.C. President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will appear at three of them - two Liberty and Freedom Balls at the Washington Convention Center and the Salute to Our Armed Services Ball at the National Building Museum. That ball is free, but admission is by invitation only. NPR's Elizabeth Blair is there, and she joins us now. And, Elizabeth, the National Building Museum is a very unusual building in normal times, what's it like there tonight? ELIZABETH BLAIR, BYLINE: Tonight it is very much a tribute to the '70s, and it's, well, you know it's a 19th century building and it's - has these very, very high ceilings and these huge columns inside, but it's kind of almost turned into a bit of a disco here. There are - it's - but it's quite beautiful. There are American flags draped from the ceiling in between the columns, and it's quite elegant. SIEGEL:President Trump, First Lady Attend Inaugural Balls http://hppr.org/post/president-trump-first-lady-attend-inaugural-balls
71792 as http://hppr.orgSat, 21 Jan 2017 01:00:00 +0000President Trump, First Lady Attend Inaugural Balls Elizabeth BlairIt didn't get a lot of attention – and maybe that was intentional - but a new website from President-elect Donald Trump's transition team went live last week. It's too soon to judge the Trump administration's aesthetic sensibilities, but the new site provides some clues. "It could've been stolen from the Reagan campaign of 1984, how 'It's Morning in America again,'" said H.W. Brands, an American history professor at the University of Texas-Austin and the author of Reagan: The Life . Brands says that sunrise imagery is "at striking odds from the whole theme of the Trump campaign which (was) that 'It's getting really near midnight now,'" Brands joked. The sun "cliché," as Brands calls it, didn't begin with Reagan. During the 1787 Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin noticed a half sun on the back of presiding officer George Washington's chair . "Franklin remarked that artists, over the years ... have had a hard time distinguishing in their art between a rising and a setting sun,"Is Donald Trump's Sun 'Cliché' Rising Or Setting On His New Website?http://hppr.org/post/donald-trumps-sun-clich-rising-or-setting-his-new-website
69194 as http://hppr.orgMon, 14 Nov 2016 19:23:00 +0000Is Donald Trump's Sun 'Cliché' Rising Or Setting On His New Website?